Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I)ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ-1)

Where is Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I)?

Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I) is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Raipur Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037558, and it covers 335 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,688 people in Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I): 875 men and 813 women, living in 344 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 335 hectares, the population density works out to about 504 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 217, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,138 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.66 per cent and women at 64.55 per cent. The census recorded 618 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 476 main workers, the largest group, 238, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 154 other workers in trade, transport and services and 83 cultivators on their own land. A further 142 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I)'s land. Of the village's 335 hectares, 268 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (259 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 85 cultivators and 377 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nawan Pind (Amritsar I), Makhan Windi, Fatehpur Rajputan and Nizampura.

What is the population of Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I)?

The population of Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I) was 1,688 at the 2011 census, living in 344 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Raipur Kalan (Amritsar I) has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.